S1 E10 - Adam Smith | Men, Food Waste and Changing the World!

Adam Smith is a founder and co-director of the visionary, multi-award-winning, global initiative: The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP). Set up in December 2013, to revolutionise the disposal of avoidable food waste into landfill, the pioneering movement's manifesto is to: feed bellies, not bins. Adam has received numerous plaudits and awards from organisations ranging from NESTA to The Observer. In 2014, Adam was voted one of the forty most influential men in the world by AskMen. The Telegraph voted Adam as one of the 50th most influential people in UK Food & Drink – Food & Drink Power List 2017. Adam was honoured with an Unsung Hero award presented by the Canal & River Trust in 2022.  The award celebrates those who have made a positive impact in their community.  In 2022, Adam was appointed as CEO of Surplus To Purpose, SToP, a revolutionary catering enterprise. Surplus to Purpose utilises food destined for waste, by safely redistributing this through cooked meals, products and provisions to families. It focuses on the environmental issues of food waste, which measures its impact on climate change within the food industry.Adam is currently writing a book due for publication next year.  In 2023 he is starting a Foundation Degree in Environmental Science.  His alias is Mr Junk Food Chef and he has been a featured speaker on a truly memorable TedX talk.  His story is utterly inspiring. Key points from the episode:How the mental health services failed him and since apologised; his very traumatic beginnings.His ongoing journey to wellness.The flash of inspiration that changed the worldHis views on how changes in attitude could change the world now.Check him out:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nabEfBjear7a1TjIxRWJI?si=7QlX0pP7TWCDRMR1qup78Q&nd=1https://youtu.be/ledybI_RXjohttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2u9KJF0y71SGQXV39aTSFJwww.mrjunkfoodchef.com    If you enjoyed listening, please leave a review and recommend us to your communities. To find out more about Andrew's work, check out...www.andrewpain.co.ukLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpain Twitter:https://twitter.com/andrewpain1974 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrewpain1974